PISA results highlight pressures in education systems

Published: 06.12.2019
Last edited: 07.01.2020
36 min

The recently published Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results have led education unions to reflect on school systems and the future of education.

Latin America, united more than ever against neoliberalism and the extreme right

Published: 06.12.2019
Last edited: 09.12.2019
06 min

The representatives of the trade unions of the education sector affiliated with Education International Latin America (EILA) met in Brazil on 3, 4 and 5 December to chart the course of the Latin American Educational Movement.

France: education union activists overwhelmingly opposed to government pension reform

Published: 06.12.2019
Last edited: 16.12.2019
24 min

Education International is supporting the education unions currently gearing up for full participation in a general strike planned for Thursday 5 December and likely to last some time. The unions are opposing the pension reform proposed by the French government, with the number of strikers potentially set to reach over 70% of ed...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: EI calls for inclusion

Published: 06.12.2019
Last edited: 05.12.2019
45 min

Education International (EI) has fought for the rights of persons with disabilities since its creation more than a quarter century ago. The preoccupations of EI included the societal problems related to the human rights of persons with disabilities in general, and that of children, teachers and educators with disabilities in par...

PISA 2018: between performance and well-being

Published: 06.12.2019
Last edited: 07.01.2020
10 min

PISA

The long-awaited PISA 2018 study is out today, with new data on students’ performance and a new focus on well-being and sustainable development.